Finalists for the Great East of England Care Awards 2011 Announced
29 September 2011
Thursday 29th September saw a multitude of finalists gather to attend the judging day for the Great East of England Care Awards.
The search to find the winners of this year’s Great East of EnglandCare Awards is almost complete. Entries have been invited from categories representing all areas of the social care sector from throughout the East of England. Finalists were invited to attend a judging day at the Doubletree Hilton Hotel in Cambridge where they were interviewed by a panel of judges representing all areas of the social care sector.
The awards, who's principal sponsor is h.e.t. software, will take place at The Imperial War Museum, Duxford on the 28th October 2011 where the winners will be announced. The evening will consist of a champagne reception, a superb gourmet dinner followed by the awards presentation with Andrew Castle, and dancing into the night.
Finalists at the judging day represented all areas of the East of Englandregion. From local private care providers, residential and nursing homes and local authority adult social care departments – one thing they all had in common was they epitomised the unsung heroes of the region. Without such people quality care for the vulnerable and elderly members of our community would fail.
The Great East of EnglandCare Awards is part of a series of regional Great British Care Awards. The winners from all the regional awards will then be invited to attend the National Events for either Home Care or Care Homes sectors at the prestigious London venue in May and June 2012.
The Great British Care Awards are acelebration of excellence across the care sector. The purpose of the awards is to promote best practice within both home care and care homes sectors, and pay tribute to those individuals who have demonstrated outstanding excellence within their field of work.
There are a total of twenty-two award categories available for nomination, which represent all areas of the care sector,whether it be older people or specialist services, residential or home care. From frontline staff such as care workers and care managers to people who have made an impact in other ways such as training, specialist care and innovation.
The awards have received support from across the social care sector, including the Adult Directors of Social Services (ADASS), Department of Health, Ceretas, the English Community Care Association (ECCA), the National Academy for Social Care and the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) and Skills for Care.
The awards support the Care Professionals Benevolent Fund (CPBF.) The CBPF is the registered charity for the Care Sector which supports current, former and retired care professionals, by providing assistance to relieve financial hardship or sickness.
Lisa Carr, a Director of the Great British Care Awards and one of the judges on the day said,
“The Great East of EnglandCare Awards are now in their third year and we were truly heartened to receive such an overwhelming response. Despite the economic down turn social care will always remain at the heart of the government's agenda for supporting old and vulnerable people. The awards offer a unique opportunity to celebrate the successes of individuals, teams and businesses throughout the UK - people who really do make a positive impact on people’s lives. The quality of the finalists was once again extremely high and it was humbly to meet so many local champions. The awards will really help to raise the profile of social care in the region and we are looking forward to what promises to be a superb awards evening.”
Finalists for the GreatEast of England Care Awards are:
The Care Employer Award More Than 250 employees
David Parry
Runwood Homes Ltd, Hadleigh, Essex
Rachel Fitton and Emma John
The Partnership in Care Ltd, Bury St Edmunds
The Care Employer Award Less Than 250 Employees
Alykhan Kachra, Surie Webb, Brenda Durrington
Country Court Care, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Anita Walter, Joanne Tier & Sarah Paine
Extra Hands of Heacham Ltd, Norwich
Fiona Harrall
Home Instead Senior Care, Sandridge, St.Albasn
Marc & Nicola Rowland
Ultimare Care UK Ltd, Stutton, Ipswich
Mohammed Choudhary
Sahara Community Care Services, Peterborough
Mark Constant
Social Care Solutions Limited, St Neots, Cambs
The Care Home Worker Award
Stacey Jones
1st Choice Care Homes, Dover, Kent
Mary Gibbons
Anglia Retirement Homes, Bocking, Braintree, Essex
Sheridan Norfolk
Housing 21, Ipswich
Cheryl Jeeves
Runwood Homes Ltd, Basildon, Essex
The Home Care Worker Award
Tony Lasham
Extra Hands of Heacham Ltd, Heacham, Norfolk
Deborah Tyler
Anglia Case Management Ltd, Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk
Sonja Woodbridge
Goldsborough Home Care, High Street
Rebecca Edwards
Westminster Homecare, London
Gaynor Bristol
Elizabeth FitzRoy Support, Wymondham, Norfolk
Pauline Black
Home Care Solutions, Cambs
The Care Newcomer Award
Nicola Gryzowska
Carewatch Central Norfolk, Dereham
Kayleigh Edevane
Anglia Case Management Ltd, Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk
Ruluca Malos
Goldsborough Home Care, Sawston
Marheryta Montgomery
Norse Care Ltd, Norwich, Norfolk
Chantelle Harding
Westminster Homecare, London
The Care Home Registered Manager Award
Kay Wigfall
Gairloch Residential Home, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex
Tracey Williams
Hunt Healthcare, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex
Pamela Hamilton
Chestnut Court Care Home, Essex
Joanna Smith
Runwood Homes Ltd, Rochford, Essex
Anita Barber
Community Care Solutions, St Neots, Cambs
The Home Care Registered Manager Award
Nicci Shrimpton
Carewatch Central Norfolk, Dereham
Vivien Lawrence
Home Instead Senior Care, Norwich
Joanne Teir
Extra Hands of Heacham Ltd, Norwich
The Dignity in Care Award
Kirsten Beaumont
Carewatch Central Norfolk, Dereham
Ann Le Lievre
Anglia Case Management Ltd, Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk
Joan Sirrett
Anglia Retirement Homes, Bicking, Braintree
The Dementia Carer Award
Tracy Webster
Carewatch Central Norfolk, Dereham
Debbie Warren
Chestnut Court Care Home, Degenham, Essex
Lynda Oates
Home Instead Senior Care, Ipswich
The Care Team Award
Stephen Bunford, Tara Egan, Sam Crawford & Wesley Jarvis
Essex County Council, Chelmsford, Essex
Ipswich Branch Office Team
Westminster Homecare, London
Sally Bennett, Claire Morris & Louise Wats
Norse Care Ltd, Norwich, Norfolk
Lucy Button, Danny Wright, Shelly Miles and Claire
Primary care UK, Tlacton-on-Sea, Essex
Tree Top Care Team
Carebase, Wimbledon, London
The Reablement Team
Carewatch and Surecare, Hadleigh
The Care Home Activity Organiser Award
Kim Dennis
1st Choice Care Homes,
Beverley Marriott
Gailoch Residential Care Home,
Carl Martin
Anchor,
The Ancillary Worker Award
Janet Basile
Elizabeth Finn Homes - Grove Court, Woodbridge, Suffolk
Richard Wright
Norse Care Ltd, Norwich, Norfolk
Wendy Buckman
Anglia Retirement Homes, Bicking, Braintree
Jo Taverna
Care Solutions Group, St Neots, Cambs
The Putting People First Award
Marie Howard, Tom Gaskin & Fiona Routledge
Norfolk County Council, Kings Lynn, Norfolk
Ian Hillsden
Luton Borough Council, Luton
Essex Multi Agency Prison Pilot
Essex County Council, Chelmsford, Essex
Ipswich and Coastal Community Inclusion Team
Suffolk County Council, Ipswich
Mohammed Choudhary
Sahara Community Care Services, Peterborough
The Care Trainer Award
Chelsey Cookson
Nayland Care Agency Ltd, Ipswich, Suffolk
Jan Reed
Carewatch(Southend), Hadleigh
The Care Innovator Award
Catherine McBride
Elbow Grease, Harlow Essex
Jane Goodyear, Michelle Creighton & Tony Lee
Essex County Council, Colchester, Essex
Simon Patient
Nowton Court Village, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
The Reablement Team
Carewatch and Surecare, Hadleigh
The Frontline Leaders Award
Neil Evans
Essex County Council, Colchester
Sonia Davis
Royal Mencap, Thetford, Norfolk
Julie Anderson
Housing 21, Ipswich
Karen Gardiner
Anglia Case Management Ltd, Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk
The Carer's Award
Angela Cavill-Burch
Kate Watts
Alvin Gumbo
Maureen Oakes
The Outstanding Contribution Award
Hazel Evans
Domiciliary and Domestic
Barry Mather
Anglia Retirement Homes
John Butler
Norse Care,
To book your table at the Great East of England Care Awards call 0115 959 6130 or email info@care-awards.co.uk
Places are limited so please book early to avoid disappointment.
Lets celebrate social care and help it get the recognition it deserves
